Sidelining Ahmadinejad
The legislative elections seem to confirm the marginalization of the presidentAhmadinejad critic Larijani re-elected Iran speaker
Iran's parliament has re-elected a conservative critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as speaker.
Ali Larijani will serve for another year after beating Gholam Ali Haddad Adel by 177 votes to 89 in the Majlis.
Both are close to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but Mr Haddad Adel wanted a less confrontational approach with the president…
Iran's parliament lacks executive power but plays a part in choosing next year's presidential contenders. Term limits mean that Mr Ahmadinejad must step down in 2013…
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Labels: Iran, leadership, politics
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